A Room with a View — Page 1
The Bertolini
Il Bertolini
"The Signora had no business to do it," said Miss Bartlett, "no business at all.
«La Signora non aveva nessun diritto di farlo,» disse Miss Bartlett, «nessun diritto.
She promised us south rooms with a view close together, instead of which here are north rooms, looking into a courtyard, and a long way apart.
Ci aveva promesso camere a sud con vista vicine tra loro, e invece eccoci con camere a nord, che danno su un cortile, e per di più lontane l'una dall'altra.
Oh, Lucy!"
Oh, Lucy!»
"And a Cockney, besides!" said Lucy, who had been further saddened by the Signora's unexpected accent.
«E per giunta una cockney!» disse Lucy, che era rimasta ulteriormente rattristata dall'accento inaspettato della Signora.
"It might be London."
«Potremmo essere a Londra.»
She looked at the two rows of English people who were sitting at the table; at the row of white bottles of water and red bottles of wine that ran between the English people; at the portraits of the late Queen and the late Poet Laureate that hung behind the English people, heavily framed; at the notice of the English church (Rev. Cuthbert Eager, M. A. Oxon.), that was the only other decoration of the wall.
Guardò le due file di inglesi seduti al tavolo; la fila di bottiglie bianche d'acqua e bottiglie rosse di vino che correva tra gli inglesi; i ritratti della defunta Regina e del defunto Poeta Laureato appesi dietro gli inglesi, in pesanti cornici; l'avviso della chiesa anglicana (Rev. Cuthbert Eager, M. A. Oxon.), che era l'unico altro ornamento della parete.
"Charlotte, don't you feel, too, that we might be in London?
«Charlotte, non ti sembra anche tu che potremmo essere a Londra?
I can hardly believe that all kinds of other things are just outside.
Faccio fatica a credere che là fuori ci sia tutt'altro.
I suppose it is one's being so tired."
Immagino sia colpa della stanchezza.»
"This meat has surely been used for soup," said Miss Bartlett, laying down her fork.
«Questa carne è stata di sicuro usata per il brodo,» disse Miss Bartlett, posando la forchetta.
"I want so to see the Arno.
«Ho tanto voglia di vedere l'Arno.
The rooms the Signora promised us in her letter would have looked over the Arno.
Le camere che la Signora ci aveva promesso nella sua lettera avrebbero dato sull'Arno.
The Signora had no business to do it at all.
La Signora non aveva proprio nessun diritto di farlo.
Oh, it is a shame!"
Oh, è una vergogna!»
"Any nook does for me," Miss Bartlett continued; "but it does seem hard that you shouldn't have a view.
«A me va bene qualsiasi angolino,» continuò Miss Bartlett; «ma sembra proprio crudele che tu non abbia una vista.
Vocabulary
- Signora
- Title of address meaning 'Mrs.' or 'Madam'
- aveva
- Past tense of 'avere'; she/he had
- nessun
- Indefinite adjective meaning 'no' or 'not any'
- diritto
- Noun meaning 'right' or legal entitlement
- farlo
- Infinitive 'fare' plus pronoun; to do it
- disse
- Past tense of 'dire'; she/he said
- Ci
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'us', 'there', or 'to us'
- promesso
- Past participle of 'promettere'; promised
- camere
- Plural noun meaning 'rooms', especially in a hotel
- sud
- Noun meaning 'south', a cardinal direction
- vista
- Noun meaning 'view' or 'sight'
- vicine
- Adjective meaning 'close' or 'nearby', feminine plural
- tra
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'
- invece
- Adverb meaning 'instead' or 'on the contrary'
- eccoci
- Exclamation meaning 'here we are'
- nord
- Noun meaning 'north', a cardinal direction
- danno
- Third person plural of 'dare'; they give or overlook
- cortile
- Noun meaning 'courtyard' or inner building enclosure
- più
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most'
- lontane
- Adjective meaning 'far' or 'distant', feminine plural
- altra
- Adjective meaning 'other', feminine singular form
- giunta
- Past participle of 'giungere'; arrived or reached
- era
- Imperfect tense of 'essere'; she/he was
- rimasta
- Past participle of 'rimanere'; remained or stayed
- ulteriormente
- Adverb meaning 'further' or 'additionally'
- rattristata
- Past participle of 'rattristare'; saddened or made sad
- accento
- Noun meaning 'accent' or manner of pronunciation
- inaspettato
- Adjective meaning 'unexpected' or 'unforeseen'
- Potremmo
- Conditional of 'potere'; we could or might
- essere
- Infinitive meaning 'to be'
- Londra
- Proper noun; Italian name for the city London
- Guardò
- Past tense of 'guardare'; she/he looked at
- file
- Plural noun meaning 'rows' or 'lines'
- inglesi
- Adjective or noun meaning 'English' people or things
- seduti
- Past participle of 'sedere'; seated or sitting
- tavolo
- Noun meaning 'table', furniture for dining
- fila
- Noun meaning 'row', 'line', or 'queue'
- bottiglie
- Plural noun meaning 'bottles'
- bianche
- Adjective meaning 'white', feminine plural form
- acqua
- Noun meaning 'water'
- rosse
- Adjective meaning 'red', feminine plural form
- vino
- Noun meaning 'wine'
- correva
- Imperfect tense of 'correre'; was running or extending
- ritratti
- Plural noun meaning 'portraits' or painted likenesses
- defunta
- Adjective meaning 'deceased' or 'late', feminine form
- Regina
- Noun meaning 'Queen', female royal title
- defunto
- Adjective meaning 'deceased' or 'late', masculine form
- Poeta
- Noun meaning 'poet', a writer of poetry
- Laureato
- Noun or adjective meaning 'Laureate' or 'graduated'
- appesi
- Past participle of 'appendere'; hung or suspended
- dietro
- Preposition or adverb meaning 'behind' or 'at the back'
- pesanti
- Adjective meaning 'heavy', plural form
- cornici
- Plural noun meaning 'frames' for pictures or paintings
- avviso
- Noun meaning 'notice' or 'announcement'
- chiesa
- Noun meaning 'church', a Christian place of worship
- anglicana
- Adjective meaning 'Anglican', relating to Church of England
- unico
- Adjective meaning 'only', 'sole', or 'unique'
- altro
- Adjective meaning 'other' or 'another', masculine singular
- ornamento
- Noun meaning 'ornament' or decorative object
- parete
- Noun meaning 'wall', an interior vertical surface
- sembra
- Third person singular of 'sembrare'; seems or appears
- anche
- Adverb meaning 'also', 'too', or 'even'
- potremmo
- Conditional of 'potere'; we could or might
- Faccio
- First person singular of 'fare'; I do or make
- fatica
- Noun meaning 'effort', 'fatigue', or 'difficulty'
- credere
- Infinitive meaning 'to believe' or 'to think'
- là
- Adverb meaning 'there', indicating a distant place
- fuori
- Adverb or preposition meaning 'outside' or 'out'
- ci
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'there', 'us', or 'here'
- sia
- Subjunctive of 'essere'; there may be or is
- tutt'
- Elided form of 'tutto' meaning 'all' or 'everything'
- Immagino
- First person singular of 'immaginare'; I imagine or suppose
- colpa
- Noun meaning 'fault', 'blame', or 'guilt'
- stanchezza
- Noun meaning 'tiredness' or 'fatigue'
- Questa
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this', feminine singular
- carne
- Noun meaning 'meat' or 'flesh'
- stata
- Past participle of 'essere'; been, feminine singular
- sicuro
- Adjective meaning 'certain', 'sure', or 'safe'
- usata
- Past participle of 'usare'; used, feminine singular
- brodo
- Noun meaning 'broth' or 'stock' used in cooking
- posando
- Gerund of 'posare'; putting down or setting aside
- forchetta
- Noun meaning 'fork', a dining utensil
- tanto
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'so much' or 'a lot'
- voglia
- Noun meaning 'desire', 'wish', or 'urge'
- vedere
- Infinitive meaning 'to see'
- sua
- Possessive adjective meaning 'her', 'his', or 'its'
- lettera
- Noun meaning 'letter', a written correspondence
- avrebbero
- Conditional of 'avere'; they would have
- dato
- Past participle of 'dare'; given
- proprio
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'own', 'really', or 'exactly'
- vergogna
- Noun meaning 'shame' or 'embarrassment'
- va
- Third person singular of 'andare'; goes or is fine
- bene
- Adverb meaning 'well' or 'fine'
- qualsiasi
- Adjective meaning 'any' or 'whatever'
- angolino
- Diminutive noun meaning 'little corner' or 'small nook'
- continuò
- Past tense of 'continuare'; she/he continued
- crudele
- Adjective meaning 'cruel' or 'harsh'
- abbia
- Subjunctive of 'avere'; may have or should have
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